Stanley Fischer, Economist, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel (2005-2013) & Former Chief Economist of the World Bank

Professor Stanley Fischer began his service as Governor of the Bank of Israel in May 2005, and was reappointed for a second term in May 2010 before stepping down at the end of June 2013. Prior to joining the Bank of Israel, Professor Fischer was Vice Chairman of Citigroup from 2002 to 2005; from 1994-2001 he was the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Before he joined the IMF, Professor Fischer taught in the Department of Economics at MIT. He has also held visiting positions at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.